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  • #1

    how far apart

    Hi

    I have just purchased taylors main crop seed potatoes (king edwards)


    plant4-5ins deep
    8-9ins apart

    have they made an error or is that ok

    many thanks
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  • #2
    From Dr. H:

    Main-crop potatoes: rows 30" apart, seed tuber planting interval 15", 5" deep
    K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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    • #3
      Depth no problem. 15" between tubers is fine for maincrop and 27" between the drills. Source, my late departed father and his antecedents. fathers are the best source of information. They have been there and done it when it mattered.

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      • #4
        I was told 1ft apart and 2foot between rows. The first year I actually took a tape measure with me!
        WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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        • #5
          so the instructions on the bag is wrong

          anthony

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          • #6
            Originally posted by FionaH View Post
            I was told 1ft apart and 2foot between rows. The first year I actually took a tape measure with me!
            These distances work fine with earlies. Later varieties do better with more room. I have a piece of wood with various distances marked on it, from 9" up to 27" in 3" stages. Lies around my allotment till I need it but it is very handy.
            Last edited by Aberdeenplotter; 06-02-2011, 10:21 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by anthonyjb View Post
              so the instructions on the bag is wrong

              anthony
              Anthony, they will grow, just grow better with more space.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                These distances work fine with earlies. Later varieties do better with more room. I have a piece of wood with various distances marked on it, from 9" up to 27" in 3" stages. Lies around my allotment till I need it but it is very handy.
                You are quite right, and I was planting earlies. That will teach me to read the OP properly
                Last edited by FionaH; 06-02-2011, 10:39 PM.
                WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by FionaH View Post
                  You are quite right, and I was planting earlies. That will teach me to read the OP properly
                  Easy mistake to make.. I would have suggested you space the distance between your spuds using your feet but I have no knowledge of the size of hobbits feet.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                    Easy mistake to make.. I would have suggested you space the distance between your spuds using your feet but I have no knowledge of the size of hobbits feet.
                    Small, very very small, and the fur gets in the way
                    WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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